The time has come. I can resist their cuteness no more. After those disgusting posts on the repulsive botflies, I need a little cute and fluffy. I need adorable and endearing, delightful and charming, cheeky and cheerful. So, I give you the Columbian ground squirrel.
And no, they are not part of a drug cartel and no, they are not FARC revolutionaries hell bent on kidnapping you and ransoming you for large wads of cash. Nope, they are British Columbian ground squirrels and therefore very friendly, polite and nice, as are all British Columbians. Actually, now that I think about it, these guys may have just a little FARC in them. Not that they are interested in blowing things up or kidnapping unsuspecting tourists, but they are sneaky little buggers. There I am, minding my own business, indulging in a little bit of carrot cake with some delightfully fluffy butter icing on top, when two of the cutest ever ground squirrels scamper right up in front of me. Now, I am not a believer in feeding wildlife, no matter how cute or gorgeous said wildlife is, so I put my carrot cake carefully down behind me and patiently explained to these two delightful creatures that butter icing really wouldn't help their waistlines. Meanwhile, another crafty little squirrel is carrying out a flanking manoeuvre and has sneaked up behind me. I turn around just in time to see the cunning little critter grab two huge pawfuls of icing and make off with it back to his burrow. The two decoy squirrels scurry off after him and I swear I can hear them sniggering away whilst chowing down on my carrot cake icing. Hmpppfff - outsmarted by ground squirrels.
Still, they are cute, aren't they?
PS This post was inspired by Johnny Nutkins, over at Count Your Chicken. She is the Queen of cute squirrel photos and I fear that we both suffer from squirrelphilia and the irresistible urge to take photos of squirrels, no matter how many photos we already have.
Very cute indeed and they've marked you as an easy touch! Still, carrot cake has to have some goodness in it for them ;-)
ReplyDeleteYeeees....cute, and furry/cuddly-looking...but, would they bite?
ReplyDeleteLOL....got to watch out for those little critters. I also can't resist taking photos of them. They get up to all sorts of things around here and get into some pretty funny positions. Thanks for sharing...ummm by the way, carrot cake is my favorite! Yummmm - can't blame them at all for seeking your's out.
ReplyDeleteWhere I grew up, on the Canadian Prairies, gophers dug burrows and horses broke legs in the holes. These little guys are cute. They want to stay out of Saskatchewan though, they would not be treated kindly there!
ReplyDeleteJabblog: They only nicked the icing - not sure there is much goodness in that!
ReplyDeleteAuntie: I am pretty sure they would if you bothered them too much - attack of the killer squirrels.....
Sistertex: No, I don't blame them. It was particularly delicious.
Cortes: Doesn't everyone want to stay out of Saskatchewan?
Couldn't resist saying awww and awww and awww again. Thát cute! Which reminds me... I wanted to bake a carrot cake a couple of weeks ago and for some reason I didn't. I'm going to bake one this weekend. And I don't have to be afraid of icenapping FARC/drug kartel members. My only fear is Biggles, who is a master cakenapper.
ReplyDeleteI love all squirrels. When some are in my yard, I can just sit and watch them for an hour, at least, without becoming bored.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Such great commentary to go with the crazy cute factor (at least a 10, probably more!). Those pictures are most excellent and beyond cute :) Thanks for the kind words and linkin' to my blog! I can never get enough of the squirrels, you're right!
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